Little Falls transcript., 1887-08-26
state 10 . soldier in the late war. II viii

Santa Rosa, Mex, where he went to in
@vestigate the recent murder at that place
$of James B.aDuynl, an American citizen.
He sbrinQs the intelligence that the murder
ers, six in number, haYegalready bean con-
victsd and sen fenced to ten years impris-
on1nent. and are now on their way to the
spenitentiary atfSaltillo. = esha SS5s Z IL
a resident Of Labrador, writing to tho
New York Herald under dnteof Aug. 12,
says: 'It would be criminal for any gov
ernment to hide from the outside world
the true condition OF the people here. II
the Arctic winter once more closes in
around them, and the ice barriers shut OF
for eight months all communication with
the. outside world, before ASST iBtance comes,
starvation and death are ineyitab BILE, and I
fear We shall have repeated, on larger
scale, the story OF the Greedy expedition"
On his second trial DR.. Weir, of East
Tawas, Mich, was acquitted OF the charge
OF mudering Mabel Clark: :s .r@ So
John Neill, clerk in the. civil district
court at New Orleans, was shot by James
Doran. u special policeman, in political
quarrel.
Judge B. Markley Boyer, Judge OF the
Montgomery county court at Norristown,
Pa, and ex.congressman. died Of apoplexy
at his home.
The following patents have been granted:
Wisconsin: II. Birkhdz, Milwaukee, spiral
conveyor; D. w. Clark Dodgeville dental
Mandrel and disk; P. A. Drake Smell Lake,
adjustable book holder: G. Fisher, Mani
towoc, gate for bridge; c. Kreuser; Wau-
sau, stump puller; W. C. Layer, Milwau-
kee, trier; F. Schenkenberg, Fort Atkinson,
check rein carrier and binder stay for bri-
dies; 0. R. Tower, La Crosse, can for meas.
uring and retailing milk. Minnesota: S.
F. Brown, Dawson, wheel for growing ma
chine; NJ. c.. Chamberlain and M. N. Merrill,
Lac qui Parle, fence post; E. Hickerson,
Rush City, harrow; G. Romweber, Mime.
apolis, means for eleyating grain.
Richard Seamon Scott, who absconded
with $3.50. 900 that belonged to the Man.
haitian bank, OF which he had been an
employ, in. 1885, and about whose dis
appearance and whereabouts there was
such profound mystery, has made con-
iession before Consul General Walter at
London. A suit has just been instituted in
the supreme court which discloses not only
not alone in this stupendous defalcation.
This suit is against John R. Dunn, Scott's
colleague, for the recovery OF $40, 900.
1t is alleged that Dunn not only advised
Scott to commit the crime but had q
share of the money.
Richard s. Scott, once teller OF the Man
haitian bank. New York, confesses to
heavy embezzlement OF two years ago.
The track OF the Montana extension of
the Manitoba road is now 45O miles west
OF Minot and 88S miles west OF st. Paul,
with just 200 miles more iron to lay to
reach Great Falls. The grading to Great
Falls Is practically completed and most of
the graders have LETT for work elsewhere, a
few only remaining to finish and widen the
cuts and prepare for snow.
Boston's great beauty, Miss Eleanor
Winslow, was given a brilliant entertain
ment in Newport recently by Mrs. L. Town,
send Burden.
The Milwaukee e. st. Paul and Burling-
ton reduced their running time to Chicago
fourteen hours.
Joseph D. Bethune, register OF the land
The Yacht Thistle drops anchor in New
York harbor just twenty one days and six.
teen hours out from GouroCk Bay voyage.
Orange Walker, prominent Northwest
ern pioneer, died at his home in Marine,
MINI.
Letters were received from Henry STAN
ley, dated June 19 from Gambruja, a vii
lage near the rapids of the Arnwimi, re-
pOA CAuS uAAA9CAl tduO pbIUJ 61A WOAls
At the Limerick sessions three persons
we're sentenced under the crimes act, two
of them to six months's imprisonment and
one to four months, for resisting the
sheriff,
A man named Pettyiohn has been ar
rested in the Indian Territory for murder
committed at Cummings. Ga., 27 years
ago, and for which 2 of his accomplices
were hanged.
Sheriff Charles Lynch of Albena died at
the Detroit sanitarium from shot wound
u "B,inSey ink 'ssj Mo9san' aas'S0 'DS '''''''''
DR.. Goodsell, of New Haven, succeeds
DR.. B. K. Pierce as editor OF lions
Herald.
j. F: Riley, g. newspaper man from
Washington, D. c., who has been in
Omaha for two months was arrested on a
charge of embezzling $4,000 from the
Union Trust Company of Philadelphia.
Mr. Gladstone has written q letter to Mr..
Bruner. the successful candidate for par
Lament in the Norwich election, in which
the ex-premier says: Few will seek to dis
guise the unquestionable addition thus
made to the evidence, now rapidly ap-
preaching ademonstrative character, that
the people OF England intend to do full JUS.
tice to the people OF Ireland by confiding
to them in spirit alike generous and wise
the conduct OF Irish affairs. 1t is to be
lamented that years OF the precious legis-
lative life of the country should be spent
in controversy which can only end in one
way. But while it is important that the
nations judgment be speedy, it is more
important that when it does come it shall
be unequivocal and decisive.
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New Albany, Ind, by the filing of q suit to
set aside the will of the late Millionaire
Depauw. The plaintiff is Mrs. Sarah Nc
Intosh, wife of J. A. Mcintosh of Salem,
Ind. She is the only child of Depauw by
his first wife. The millionaire left her two
farms worth about $4,000, while to his
widow and other three children he left
about million each. Mrs. Mcintosh
sues to obtain one-si1th of the estate.
She married against her fathers wishes,
but believed he had forgiven her.
At Montreal, E. Elliott & Co.. dealers in
lubricating oils. have assigned, with liza
bilities OF $4,000.
The damage caused by late storm is
very serious. In London three persons
were killed and a number Of churches and
houses were struck by lightning. In the
country also there was much destruction
Of property, and many persons are re-
ported killed.
Michael Davitt and the archbishop OF
Cashel promised to attend the opening OF
the Piscatorial school at Baltimore,
county Queen, Ireland, but Mr.. Davitt,
learning that the queen was to be toasted,
absented himself. The archbishop was
present and joined in the toast to the
queen.
..
Charles Page Of Montreal, who swindled
was arrested at Versailles, Que. All the
money was found in his possession.
Of Siam, and Princes KiAga Rabi, Pracite
and Chern, sons Of the king. with a dozen
other distinguished Orientals, arrived at
WinnepeR from the East en- route home